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December 1986, Vol 140, No. 12 >
Article | December 1986

Growth in the VATER Association FREE

GRACE E. HOLMES, MD
Am J Dis Child. 1986;140(12):1214-1215. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1986.02140260016010.
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Sir.—In their article regarding the VATER syndrome, Mapstone and colleagues1 make some interesting observations regarding the postnatal growth of these children. The fact that over half of the children had somatic growth curves below the fifth percentile should come as no surprise. The association of fetal growth retardation with congenital malformations is commonly observed and considered to be a significant one.2 In fact, prenatal and postnatal growth may constitute a continuum.3 Because Mapstone and coworkers1 did not report the birth measurements of all 31 children, it is not possible to determine how many children had displayed fetal growth retardation at birth.

In an analysis of postnatal growth, it is important (1) to rely on accurate birth measurements of weight, length, and head circumference; (2) to plot these data on appropriate growth charts according to gestational age (including full-term infants who may range from 37 to

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Mapstone CL, Weaver DD, Yu PL:  Analysis of growth in the VATER association . AJDC 1986;;140:386-390.
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Miller HC, Merritt TA: Fetal Growth in Humans. Chicago, Year Book Medical Publishers Inc, 1979;, pp 171-174.
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Miller HC, Merritt TA: Fetal Growth in Humans. Chicago, Year Book Medical Publishers Inc, 1979;, pp 149-154.
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Holmes GE, Hassanein KM, Miller HC:  Somatic growth failure in infants related to artifact and error . AJDC 1981;;135:333-335.
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Holmes GE, Miller HC, Hassanein KM, et al:  Postnatal somatic growth in infants with atypical fetal growth patterns . AJDC 1977;;131: 1078-1083.
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Holmes GE:  Postnatal growth of infants with two types of fetal growth retardation . Continuing Educ 1977;;6:51-57.

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Mapstone CL, Weaver DD, Yu PL:  Analysis of growth in the VATER association . AJDC 1986;;140:386-390.
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Miller HC, Merritt TA: Fetal Growth in Humans. Chicago, Year Book Medical Publishers Inc, 1979;, pp 171-174.
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Miller HC, Merritt TA: Fetal Growth in Humans. Chicago, Year Book Medical Publishers Inc, 1979;, pp 149-154.
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Holmes GE, Hassanein KM, Miller HC:  Somatic growth failure in infants related to artifact and error . AJDC 1981;;135:333-335.
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Holmes GE, Miller HC, Hassanein KM, et al:  Postnatal somatic growth in infants with atypical fetal growth patterns . AJDC 1977;;131: 1078-1083.
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Holmes GE:  Postnatal growth of infants with two types of fetal growth retardation . Continuing Educ 1977;;6:51-57.

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